Positives: The location of this apartment is very good. It is a short walk to the Colosseum where there is a Metro station (blue line). There is also a taxi stand nearby. There is a small grocery store on the next street which is an easy walk to the apartment. It is also about a 10-15 minute walk in the other direction to the Metro stop (red line) near the SanGiovanni Church. This was helpful when we went to the Vatican because there was no need to change Metro lines as the Vatican is reached by the red line. A man named Antonio was waiting for us at the apartment when we arrived. He let us in, and gave us an introduction to the apartment. He also agreed to take us to the airport at the conclusion of our stay but we decided to leave early so did not use his service. The bed in the main bedroom was very comfortable.

Negatives: The apartment is very small. Upon our arrival, Antonio explained that if the power goes out, we needed to use a key to open the wall box on the first floor and flip the switch to get it to turn back on. Within 15 minutes of us turning on the AC, this happened. It also happened twice more during our 5 day stay. The power always came back on immediately but it was disconcerting. Also, be aware that the photo of the living area makes it appear bigger than it really is. The curtains are covering the windows in the photo. When we opened them, we disovered that we were very close to the neighboring wall. It was a clostrophobic feeling.The fans provided (because the AC did not cool the bedrooms very well) were not in good shape. One of them could not really be used at all. The refrigerator did not get very cold and the "white" chair in the living area was stained/dirty. This is an old building in a historic area, so you should expect some challenges if you stay here.

Nausicaa was very good at communicating with us throughout this process. She replies promply to all messages.